Abortion is illegal in Ireland except where the mother's life is threatened by a medical condition or suicide.

A test is being sold on the internet that enables parents to check the sex of their unborn baby at just six weeks.

Pandas in captivity don't need "Viagra, panda porn videos, or other previously tried artificial stimulants" to contemplate a spot of rumpy-pumpy after all.

Apes communicate with gestures that have different meanings depending on the context - a chimpanzee with an extended arm and open hand may be begging for food, asking a female chimp for sex or reconciling with a male after a fight.